The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1887-04-09

, ture all Our home grown wool. so tina
! instead of exporting the raw materia
we should manufacture it ourselves
therefor that we otherwise have to psy
to workmen in other places.
The Territory exports considerable
grain, lucern seed and potatoes. These
products have sometimes been poorly
cleaned and not been properly assorted,
and tliS negligence Injuries our credit
and spoilS our market. Making the pro-
LESSONS which We do as Latter day
Saints, and having the promises of the
Lord concerning the aid which He will
give unto US, our business affairs
should be conducted in way that will
show that our professions are not
| vain.
TIE Church is now passing through
a period OF transition, or evolution,
as some might be pleased to term it..
| Such periods appear TO be necessary in
the progress and perfecting of all Gre
ated things, as much SO IN the history
of peoples and communities as OF ia
dividuaiS These periods of transition
| have most generally their pains, per
plexities and sufferings. The present
is no exception to the rule. But out of
apparent evil, Providence will Bring
ABUNDANT good, and the lesson which
the signs Of the times should teach US
is one OF patience, endurance, and
calm reliance on the Lord. The result
will be that we shall be stronger, wiser,
purer, happier, for the experience
gained, ana the work of the Lord, de-
livered by His Omnipotence from all
TIE snareS set for its reJardation, or
plans laid for its destruction, will yet
tIiEmph gloriously over all it's foes,a
the Infinite at0nement OF the ReGeemer
will accomplish its perfect work The
final victory of the Saints is certain;
after the trial comes the reward
We cannot close our EpiStle without
expressing, as we have often done.be-
fore, our faith and hopes concerning
the great work in which we are en-
gagged. "The Lord hath founded Zion,
and the poor Of His people shall trust
IN it," Our hearts are filed with graf
itude and thanksgiving to our Great
Creator that we have the privilege of
living in this age of the world, and
taking part in this great work. We
feel that all who have entered into COW
enant with God and who suffer perse-
cution for His cause, have reason for
rejoicing, even as Jesus told His dis
ciples when He was upon the earth:
Rejoice and be exceeding glad, for
great is your reward ia heaven: for so
prosecuted they the prophets which
were before you" If we are perse-
cuted for our religion, it is no more
than we have been taught to expect.
All who have been baptized into this
Church, and who were properly taught
ct the time, were led to expect that
they would have to suffer as our Lord
and Master and His disciples did. Our
SAVIOR has given us ample testimony
upon this point. We need not, there
fore, be surprised nor disappointed
when persecution comes. We have,
promises made to us. God has eStab-
lished Zion, neYermore to be thrown
down, nor to be given into the hands
of another people. The most encour-
aging words that could be uttered by
Our Almighty Father to His children
have been given to US. We have proved
them to be true up to the present, and
we know every word will be fulfilled
that has been spoken concerning the
future. They who fight against Zion
snail be destroyed.; and the pit which
has been digged for our destruction
shall be filed by those who digged 1t,
unto their utter destruction.
The enemies of righteousness may
gather themselves together, and plot |
evil, and effect secret combinations, |
and say concerning Zion: Let her be
defled, and let our eye look upon Zion. |
But they know not the thoughts of the |
Lord, neither understand they His |
counsel" The Lord has stretched |
forth His hand and He has spoken His |
word. He will not withdraw il, either,
until His purposes concerning the earth |
and its Inhabitants shall be completely !
fulfilled. We need not fear nor trem- !
bic. The Affections which our Father |
permits to come upon US will be made |
light unto US, and they will be made to |
appear as very tri1ing in comparison |
with the caIamities that He has said |
shall come upon the ungodiy inhablt- |
ants of the earth. Great judgments |
are pronounced upon Babylon, and |
they will be fulfilled to the very letter.
But if we do as the Prophet says: |
"Seek We the Lord, all ye meek of the |
earth, which have wrought His judg- |
ment; seek righteousness, seek meek |
ness: it NAV be We shall be hid in the |
day of the Lords anger" We shall be !
saved from impending evils.
The Lord has given unto Us an in |
heritance upon this land, which He |
declares is a choice land. He has told |
us that whatsoever nation shall pos |
sess it shall be free from bondage and |
from captivity, and from all other ma
lions under heaven, if they will but
serve the God of the land, who is
Jesus. Christ. These words have been
fulfilled in the fate which has betallen
nations in the past; they will be ful-
filed in the future. If we keep the |
of God, if we serve
Him with diligence and full purpose OF
heart, the Lord will not suffer Us to be
brought into bondage to our enemies,
but will give US freedom, and maintain
it upon the land to which He has leo
us. We may rest confidently upon His |
promises to Zion, and be assured that
the time will come when it shall be "a
land of peace, a city of refuge, place
of safety for the Saints of the Most
High God; and the glory OF the L0rd
shall be there, and the terror let the
Lord shall be there, insomuch that tne |
wicked will not come unto it, ana 1t |
shall be called Zion. And IL shall come |
to pass among the wicked, that every |
man th&t viii not take his SWORD |
against his neighbor, must needs lee
unto Zion for safety. And there shall
be gathered unto 1t out of every nation |
under heaven; and it shall be the only
paOple that shall not be at war one VILE |